Tag Archives: 2/8

I thought that the modified star motif in the dishtowels I recently wove resembled more of a snowflake than a star, so with that in mind, and with the popularity of Christmas in July (although not with me), decided to weave … Continue reading →

I like to go to the Leclerc website every so often to see what new free weaving drafts they may have posted and was intrigued with the October 2016 project, Huckaback Scarves. The picture provided didn’t show a lot of … Continue reading →

Life seems to be busy right now, but I have managed to weave a couple of towels in a draft call Modified Star. A point twill threading and treadling (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 7, 6, 5, … Continue reading →

Some time ago I came upon this blog and the beautiful scarf, which I new I had to weave, and now finally have. It is woven in a 2/8 Tencel, the warp is silver and the weft is midnight blue. On … Continue reading →

Continuing with overshot, I wove two table runners (or maybe more accurately, one loooooong runner, and one table square/topper) in the Whig Rose design from A Handweaver’s Pattern Book by Marguerite Porter Davison. I used Venne organic 2/16 cotton in … Continue reading →

I recently decided to try the 315-4 towels I wove here again, paying attention to the notes I made last time when I wove them. Although I had said that I didn’t like the stripes, I tried them again, only weaving have … Continue reading →

It has been one of the hottest and driest summers for us here in Eastern Ontario. To stay cool (aka staying indoors with air conditioning), I warped the loom for another paper spot scarf (the first one was here). The … Continue reading →